Is it time for me to upgrade to an i5?

bayonet14 · Oct 10, 2014

I have an i3 4130 I bought last February 2013. It's a nice processor. I chose it so I could get an i5 in the future. Should I get an i5 now or is it too early? The i3 is still a powerful processor and a lot of games run fine with it. So should I spend now or should I keep it?

MeteorsRaining · Oct 10, 2014

W/o your GPU, I can't conclusively say. Likewise, with GTx 750 Ti or R9 270, you won't gain much w/ an i5, proly 5-10 FPS, but with higher end GPUs like GTX 770 or 280X, we're talking of a substancial gain in performance.

bayonet14 · Oct 10, 2014

Oh sorry I forgot. I have an R7 260X, 8GB Ram, windows 8.1, 1600x900 (native)

MeteorsRaining · Oct 10, 2014

Not yet, when you decide to upgrade the GPU, consider getting a newer CPU then, as you'll not have significant performance gains, but if you got the budget, even the couple extra frames are worth it.

bayonet14 · Oct 10, 2014

Ok, thanks. I'm good with the r7 260x, so that means I won't be upgrading my cpu at least for now.

MeteorsRaining · Oct 11, 2014

Right, glad to help

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